In July Etihad Airways announced a new route from Abu Dhabi to San Francisco, which will be launching on November 18, 2014. The flight will be operated by a Jet Airways 777-300ER. Etihad is presently leasing several 777s from Jet Airways, which I'm guessing are intended to facilitate short term growth until Etihad takes delivery of their new longhaul fleet, in particular the 787. After all, being the fastest growing airline in the world takes planes. ;)
The odd thing -- as I noted earlier in my post about some airlines not releasing award space on new routes -- is that Etihad doesn't seem to be making any award space available on this flight. No matter which date I search, the Etihad Guest website shows the flight as "sold out," even at the highest award level (which usually has near guaranteed availability).
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I love staying on top of new airline routes and aircraft changes, in part because I find new routes to be exciting, but mostly because they usually translate into a lot of award space. Typically once routes are loaded into the schedule, there's some amount of award space allocated as well.
For example, in terms of aircraft changes, Japan Airlines recently announced that their San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda route would go from being operated by a 787 to being operated by a 777-300ER. This was hugely exciting news, given that they opened up two first class award seats on every single flight, even over peak travel dates. And it was good news even for passengers in business class, since the 787 features their old business class product, while their 777-300ER features their new business class product.
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Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer program is offering 50% off award redemptions on SilkAir to select destinations. This promotion is valid for travel booked by September 15, 2014, and for travel between August 22 and November 14, 2014.
The following SilkAir destinations are eligible:
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Not only is Alaska Airlines offering up to a 40% bonus on the purchase of Mileage Plan miles through October 14, 2014, but they're also offering an award sale for economy travel at the moment.
The promotion is valid for economy class travel on Alaska in select markets -- admittedly that's not the most aspirational use of Alaska miles compared to Cathay Pacific or Emirates first class -- but it can represent an outstanding value.
To take advantage of this sale, you must book a ticket for travel between August 30 and October 31, 2014.
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